New Jersey Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk believes the hockey World Championship is a great chance for Russia to rehabilitate for their failure at the Vancouver Olympics.Kovalchuk got a chance to appear.

At the tournament in Germany after the Devils were eliminated by Philadelphia in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The 27-year-old arrived at the national team despite having a newborn baby and some uncertainty about his future as he hasn’t signed a contract with New Jersey of any other club for the next NHL season.